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Headdress (kokoshnik)

About 1820
Object PlaceRussia
Medium/TechniqueSilk velvet embroidered with metallic yarns, spangles, and colored glass; trimmed with gold gimp and glass beads
Dimensions24.1 x 16.2 x 16.2 cm (9 1/2 x 6 3/8 x 6 3/8 in.)
Credit LineAnonymous gift
Accession number01.7
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ClassificationsCostumes
early 19th century
Early 17th century
early 17th century
1600–1700
19th–early 20th century
late 16th–early 17th century
1575–1650
Early 17th century
1890s